SPN 381 Liturgy and Literature: Spanish Hymns in the Liturgy of the Hours
Studies the official hymns (i.e. religious poems set to music) incorporated into the Breviary from different periods after the Liturgical Reformation as approved by Pope Paul VI in the Apostolic Constitution Laudis Canticum of 1970. The course will examine the historical, artistic, cultural, and religious aspects of the hymns. The course organization will follow the topical division of the liturgical calendar of the Liturgy of the Hours. In Spanish; written reports and oral participation required.